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Table 4 Association of depression among inmates with substance use status

From: Depression among inmates in a regional prison of eastern Nepal: a cross-sectional study

Substance use

Categories

Depression n (%)

OR

95% CI

p-value

Present

Absent

Alcohol

No

39 (32.8)

80 (67.2)

Ref

  

Yes

114 (36.2)

201 (63.8)

1.16

0.74–1.82

0.506

Smoking status

No

46 (36.5)

80 (63.5)

Ref

  

Yes

107 (34.7)

201 (65.3)

0.93

0.60–1.43

0.726

Tobacco chewing

No

53 (34.6)

100 (65.4)

Ref

  

Yes

100 (35.6)

181 (64.4)

1.04

0.69–1.58

0.844

Illicit drug user

No

118 (37.5)

197 (62.5)

Ref

  

Yes

35 (29.4)

84 (70.6)

0.70

0.44–1.10

0.117

Injectable drug user

No

138 (35.8)

247 (64.2)

Ref

  

Yes

15 (30.6)

34 (69.4)

0.79

0.42–1.50

0.470